Children's Residential Support Worker

Belmont Recruitment; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Recruitment is seeking an experienced Children's Home Care Worker to join a private organisation providing residential care for children and young people with complex needs, including trauma histories.

This role involves supporting day-to-day care, emotional wellbeing and routines, building positive relationships, safeguarding, promoting independence, and coordinating with social workers and education providers. Shifts include sleep-ins and waking nights on a 2 on / 4 off cycle.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people in residential care, youth justice, or forensic services.
• Confident working with challenging behaviour and complex emotional needs.
• A calm, resilient and professional approach.
• Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supporting young people with day-to-day care, emotional wellbeing, routines, and behavioural needs.
• Building positive, professional relationships and offering consistent, trauma-informed support.
• Promoting independence, safeguarding, and emotional development through structured care plans.
• Supporting young people with education, appointments, and daily living tasks.
• Working closely with colleagues, social workers, education providers and external agencies.
• Keeping accurate records and contributing to multi-agency reviews and risk assessments.
• Working shifts that include sleep-ins and waking nights, following a rolling 2 on / 4 off pattern.

Skills

Residential care experience

Trauma-informed approach

Safeguarding knowledge

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and reliable Children's Home Care Worker to join a private organisation that provides residential care for children and young people with complex needs, including those with forensic backgrounds and a history of trauma or challenging behaviour. This is a demanding but highly rewarding role, working within a small team to create a safe, stable and supportive environment for young people aged 8 to 18.

• Supporting young people with day-to-day care, emotional wellbeing, routines, and behavioural needs
• Building positive, professional relationships and offering consistent, trauma-informed support
• Promoting independence, safeguarding, and emotional development through structured care plans
• Supporting young people with education, appointments, and daily living tasks
• Working closely with colleagues, social workers, education providers and external agencies
• Keeping accurate records and contributing to multi-agency reviews and risk assessments
• Working shifts that include sleep-ins and waking nights, following a rolling 2 on / 4 off pattern

What we're looking for:

• Experience working with children or young people in residential care, youth justice, or forensic services
• Confident working with challenging behaviour and complex emotional needs
• A calm, resilient and professional approach
• Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures
• Flexible and reliable with a strong team ethic
• NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People (or working towards it) is desirable, but not essential

If you have the right experience and want to make a real difference in a young person's life, we'd like to hear from you.